Edgar Experimental Mine celebrated its 150th birthday this weekend. Several burros were on hand along with some old grizzled miners for the momentous occasion.
Waiting in line for the mine tour. I think the mine didn’t expect so many people to come out. They had a shortage of hardhats!
Getting ready to enter the mine!
Looking down the tunnel.
An old part of the mine held up with wooden timbers.
In the underground machine shop.
Checking out the various generations of drill rigs.
A rail-based drill rig.
The underground classroom complete with wifi but only right-handed desks.
Scale wooden models.
Old compressed air engine.
The little diesel locomotive.
Blasting pattern.
Just like in the cartoons!
Edgar the burro! Blaster the burro was down on campus for the football game.
OK. We got nothing this cool here in Atlanta. This is pretty awesome Uncle Doug. Amazing a diesel locomotive could be used in those close quarters. Sweet.
Yeah the diesel locomotive is pretty neat! It’s vintage from the 40s. The mine has enough air circulation that they can run the little diesel engine on that thing and not have any problems.